#robdavies — Public Fediverse posts

Diageo shares bounce back as new CEO Dave Lewis lifts spirits with $1bn savings plan
By Rob Davies

Ex-Tesco boss known as ‘Drastic Dave’ for his cost-cutting zeal pledges more of the same at flagging Guinness owner

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/diageo-strategy-cost-cuts-dave-lewis

#Diageo #Fooddrinkindustry #Business #UKnews #DaveLewis #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Diageo shares bounce back as new CEO Dave Lewis lifts spirits with $1bn savings plan
By Rob Davies

Ex-Tesco boss known as ‘Drastic Dave’ for his cost-cutting zeal pledges more of the same at flagging Guinness owner

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/diageo-strategy-cost-cuts-dave-lewis

#Diageo #Fooddrinkindustry #Business #UKnews #DaveLewis #TheGuardian #RobDavies

From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
By Rob Davies

Exclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/kremlin-links-new-uk-theme-park-puy-du-fou

#Business #Crimea #UKnews #France #Themeparks #TheGuardian #RobDavies

From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
By Rob Davies

Exclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/kremlin-links-new-uk-theme-park-puy-du-fou

#Business #Crimea #UKnews #France #Themeparks #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Airbus fined £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology
By Rob Davies

Manufacturer self-reported the offences to HMRC in the tax authority’s largest out-of-court settlement

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/airbus-fined-64m-hmrc-export-technology-breaches

#Airbus #Manufacturingsector #HMRC #Airlineindustry #Business #Europe #Internationaltrade #France #TheGuardian #RobDavies

More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil
By Rob Davies

South Western Railway expected to join operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetables

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/rail-services-train-england-slow-heatwave-south-western-railway-greater-anglia

#Railtransport #Transport #UKnews #Railindustry #Business #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
By Jasper Jolly and Rob Davies

MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/mtc-security-uk-ice-trump-manston-asylum-centre

#Business #Manstonasylumcentre #Immigrationandasylum #UKnews #DonaldTrump #USnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RobDavies

Will prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?
By Rob Davies

World Cup and events like Clacton byelection is driving interest in sites such as Polymarket, with UK gamblers easily able to sidestep regulation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/26/uk-prediction-market-boom-regulation-polymarket-gambling

#Predictionmarkets #Gambling #WorldCup #Politics #Regulators #Business #Sportbetting #Polymarket #TheGuardian #RobDavies

‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales
By Rob Davies

England’s progress provides best football-related uplift of recent years, with one pub too packed to host its Dolly Parton tribute

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/26/pubs-extra-sales-world-cup-england-football

#Hospitalityindustry #Business #Pubs #Lifeandstyle #UKnews #WorldCup2026 #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #RobDavies

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway
By Rob Davies

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discount

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/snippet-pubs-burnham-rates-giveaway-landlors

#Hospitalityindustry #Pubs #Businessrates #Business #UKnews #Taxandspending #Politics #AndyBurnham #TheGuardian #RobDavies

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway
By Rob Davies

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discount

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/snippet-pubs-burnham-rates-giveaway-landlors

#Hospitalityindustry #Pubs #Businessrates #Business #UKnews #Taxandspending #Politics #AndyBurnham #TheGuardian #RobDavies

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
By Rob Davies

Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bid

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks

#BrewDog #GDPR #Informationcommissioner #Business #UKnews #Fooddrinkindustry #Mergersandacquisitions #Regulators #Dataprotection #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Stonegate pub and bar chain investigated over ‘unfair’ treatment of landlords
By Rob Davies

Pubs code adjudicator says it has reasonable grounds to believe group has breached industry regulations

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/15/stonegate-pub-and-bar-chain-investigated-over-unfair-treatment-of-landlords

#Hospitalityindustry #Fooddrinkindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Unlicensed casinos could face ban on sponsoring UK sports teams from 2027
By Rob Davies

Proposal to protect vulnerable and stop money laundering could affect Premier League clubs and Formula One

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/unlicensed-casinos-uk-sports-team-sponsorship-ban

#Gambling #Football #UKnews #Sport #Everton #FormulaOne #TheGuardian #RobDavies

UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns
By Rob Davies

BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/14/alcohol-free-beer-boom-threatened-strict-regulations

#Fooddrinkindustry #Beer #Hospitalityindustry #Business #Pubs #UKnews #Alcohol #TheGuardian #RobDavies

World Cup and sunshine prompt UK consumers to splash out on beer and online shopping
By Rob Davies

Despite spending increase in June, Barclays says most people still pessimistic about economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/14/world-cup-sunshine-uk-consumers-splash-out-on-beer-and-online-shopping

#Consumerspending #Economics #Business #Barclays #WorldCup2026 #Football #UKnews #Pubs #Retailindustry #Hospitalityindustry #Beer #Onlineshopping #Consumeraffairs #Money #KPMG #Fooddrinkindustry #England #TheGuardian #RobDavies

World Cup quarter-final expected to generate £500m sales boost for UK economy
By Rob Davies and Sarah Butler

As England prepare to take on Norway on Saturday, sales of pints, takeaways and new TVs continue to surge

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/11/world-cup-quarter-finals-expected-to-generate-half-billion-pound-sales-rise-for-uk-economy

#Economics #Hospitalityindustry #WorldCup2026 #Football #WorldCup #England #Sport #England #Business #Travelleisure #Retailindustry #Couriersdeliveryindustry #UKnews #RobDavies #SarahButler

BREAKING: Amanda Owen reveals brutal truth of Clive divorce as she feared for her life

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-amanda-owen-reveals-brutal-36389689

Roman Abramovich secretly bankrolled Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/29/roman-abramovich-secretly-bankrolled-dutch-football-club-leaked-documents-suggest?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DavidConn
#RobDavies
#OligarchyFiles

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Hear us drag (among others) #RaymondBriggs, #PosySimmonds, #DavidHine, #MarkStafford, #Una, #GuyDelisle and #RobDavies into the nightmarish scenario along with us.

Thank you for having us Samuel George London!